The Libyan Football Federation has condemned Nigeria’s decision to withdraw from the scheduled 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, threatening to take legal action to protect its national team’s interests. The Super Eagles cited safety concerns after being stranded at Al Abaq Airport for over
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The President of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani, has announced his resignation during a regular meeting of the Federation’s General Assembly.According to The Libya Observer, an English and Arabic online newspaper based in Tripoli, Libya, in a post today, October 14, via its website, the decision was made yesterday.Al-Shalmani’s resignation comes
The Nigerian government has described the incident with the National team, the Super Eagles in Libya as a detention. The government in a statement by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe said it received with dismay the news of the unfortunate detention of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) officials and […]
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has reacted to the poor treatment meted out to the Super Eagles by authorities in the country. The LFF claimed it had no hand in the barbaric act. “We are deeply concerned about the recent reports surrounding the diversion of the Nigerian national team’s flight ahead of the Africa Cup […]
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has condemned the treatment meted out to the Super Eagles team by Libya authorities ahead of its second leg match slated for Tuesday in the country. Dahiru-Erewa in a statement signed by the spokesman of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun noted that travelling by road in Libya is […]
The Federal Government has waded into the ordeal of the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Libya. The Super Eagles flew to Libya on Sunday, October 13, in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Mediterranean Knights at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15. After landing at the Al Abraq Airport in […]







